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ThreeFiveFour ups productivity with Ricoh buy

Creative print and direct mail company ThreeFiveFour has invested £126,000 in a Ricoh Pro C9110 to increase its productivity and quality and improve its turnaround times.

Tobacco firms refused plain packaging appeal permission

The UK Supreme Court has refused permission for tobacco firms to appeal against the plain packaging for cigarettes legislation that will come into force next month.

ITC and Easy-2-Trade unveil Fespa launches

Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC) will be introducing a host of new products to the print industry at next month’s Fespa.

New-look Stones Ashford takes shape

Stones Ashford has parted company with two former directors of Headley Brothers.

Gowise Print boosts finishing operation

Family-run commercial printer Gowise Print hopes to win more trade finishing work after installing two Renz machines, an AP360 auto-punch and a Mobi 500 wire-binder.

Best Mailing Services partners with creative agency

Best Mailing Services (BMS) and creative agency Magnificent Stuff have launched what they call a one-stop shop for print, creative services, marketing and fulfilment.

End of the line for Anton Group

Deloitte has effectively called time on Anton Group, with just a handful of staff remaining on site and the firm’s remaining unencumbered assets in the final process of being sold.

Pulse Flexible Packaging pre-pack blocked

A potential pre-pack sale of Pulse Flexible Packaging, which fell into administration earlier this month, has been blocked due to the company’s pension scheme being a shareholder and secured creditor...

Colprint ups cutting capacity

Colprint has eased bottlenecks in its finishing department after buying a CCM Premier 780 guillotine.

Over 150 redundancies at Pulse Flexible Packaging

Administrators of Pulse Flexible Packaging have said manufacturing has now restarted at the firm’s two sites, but that 152 staff have been made redundant.

New Nettl Cadets set TPC website design task

The first roster of Nettl Cadets have been tasked with designing a new website for The Printing Charity (TPC).

Union print house upgrades finishing facilities

Trade union Unison’s in-house Leeds print facility has installed a new Horizon StitchLiner 5500.

Agfa launches Avinci dye-sub

Agfa has launched its new Avinci DX3200 dye-sublimation printer, intended primarily for the soft signage market.

Short-grain now on-stream at YM Chantry

The revamped YM Chantry site is now fully up and running, having commissioned the Goss Sunday 5000 64pp short-grain press at the site.

Strikes threatened as Royal Mail announces pension scheme closure

Unions have threatened strike action after Royal Mail announced that its £7.4bn defined benefit pension scheme will close to future accrual in March 2018.